Device for holding railway-rails.



H. HANCGCK DEVICE FOR HOLDING RAILWAY RAILS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 4, I9I6- 1,192,624. f PmnwdJu1'y2m916.

HENRY HANCOCK, OF BARABOO, WISCONSIN.

DEVICE FOR HOLDING RAILWAY-RAILS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 25, 1916.

Application led May 4, 1916. Serial No. 95,452.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY HANCOCK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baraboo, in the county of Sauk and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices for Holding Railway-Rails; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of' the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it .appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and uestul improvements in rail supporting plates, designed especially for holding railway rails from spreading upon curves, etc., and aiiording means for preventing the rails from tipping.

The invention comprises a simple and efiicient device of this character having various details of' construction which will be hereininafter described, shown in the accompanying drawings and then specifically defined in the appended claim.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings which, with the numerals of' reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification and in which:

Figure l is a top plan view of' a rail supporting device embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view. Fig. 3 is a cross section upon the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by numeral, l designates a metallic plate, which may be of any desired size or shape and is provided at intervals with apertures 2, 2 for the reception of spikes, the heads of which engage over the side edges of the flanges of the rail 3. Lugs fl project from the upper surface of the plate and extend partially across the upper face of the plate, these lugs being adapted to be engaged by the opposing edges of the flange of the rail and serving to hold the same against lateral movement, while the spikes, which are passed through the apertures 2 of the plate, are adapted Copies of this patent may be obtained for live cents each, by addressing the to hold the rail securely in place and prevent the same from tilting sidewise.

5 is an arm integral with the plate, the body portion 6 of' said arm extending laterally beyond the edge of the plate and at its eXtreme end is provided with a right angled extension 7, which extension is adapted to be bolted to the railway tie or supporting timber or may be extended downward a distance in the earth below the tie and serves to hold the plate securely in place upon the tie and prevent its being laterally displaced. The lower :tace of the plate is provided with a series of intersecting diagonally disposed rows of projecting lugs 14, 14, which under pressure will be forced into the face of the tie to prevent lateral movement.

The advantages derived from the use of the plate will at once be evident. As the railway rails upon curves are subject to spreading or lateral displacement, the essential object of my plate is to obviate the possibility of occurrences of this kind and, at the same time, providing a means for holding the ties at all times at right angles to the rail, both at the points at which the rails are broken and the joints upon either straight or curved stretches of track.

What I claim to be new is A railway plate of substantially rectangular shape, provided with two upwardly extending flanges, each projecting from an opposite edge partially across the plate, said plate being provided with angular outlined openings intermediate each flange and the adjacent edge of the plate, one edge of the plate having a lateral extension with a downwardly bent end adapted to be secured to an object to anchor the plate, the latter having an aperture intermediate said projection and the opposite edge of the plate, the under surface of the latter being provided with diagonal rows of spurs, as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

` HENRY HANCOCK. Witnesses:

JAMES KooMEs, ADoLPH ANDRO.

"Commissioner of Patente,

Washington, D. C. 

